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Newspaper
Leavenworth Echo
Location
Leavenworth, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1917
Page
5
Local items cover visits from Mrs Bowden and Olive of Sultan, various travel to Seattle and Wenatchee, road work updates on Cascade Scenic Highway, and civic notes from May 1917. Mentions of US bonds, marriages, theater, births, and military service in Bremerton and aviation camps.
The week saw strong support for the Red Cross Fund with $311.35 raised locally, totaling about $860 including Peshastin pledges. Blewett's sports beat Cashmere 7 to 4, and the Nine lead the Upper Wenatchee Valley League with 6 wins in 8 games. A string of local notes covers births, marriages, car purchases, flag-raising, a band concert cue, road work, and labor trends.
The Peshastin gathering hosted by Miss Jule Williams honored Miss Mabel Hinton and Master Clifford Morgan with ice cream and cake. Geor ge Spanier and family overturned their car near Leavenworth but escaped serious injury. a west bound crash near Capt Grahams place involved Mrs. Tom Cannon and sister with minor injuries. A Monday lecture at the Community church discussed millennial reign timing. J B Duncan plans to move, Frank Shell becomes postmaster after a civil service exam. Red Cross met at Grange hall. Bird and Hobson unloaded timbers for a new warehouse. Peshastin Lumber Co shipped 38 cars of boxes last month. I B S A held a full day Bible study at Ben Swarner’s with about forty attendees. A J Mills with R H Barber and F Shell traveled to Che lan for a Barber lecture.
A notice warns that starting fires in forests without a forestry permit is a crime with penalties of at least 25 dollars. It also notes travel by Mr. and Mrs. B L Ryan from Peshastin to bid farewell to their daughter E C Ryan who heads to Seattle for a six month business college term. Isabelle Ouren leaves for Seattle with her nephew to visit grandparents Mr and Mrs Geo Ouren and visits sister Mrs A C Ross.
A new eatery by Mr and Mrs S A Tamane will open in the Bjork building beside Hutching's poolroom around July 1. Tamane, who owns a ranch nearby, will supply dairy eggs milk vegetables and other ranch products. The owners promise good eats good service and reasonable prices.
Buttermilk wrappers can be exchanged at Leavenworth Creamery for buttermilk with two wrappers equaling a half gallon and four wrappers a gallon. Mrs McKinnon and Dorothy visited Mr and Mrs Gardner for dinner at Camp No 2 of the G N Lumber Co. Nazimova War Brides comes to Scenic Theatre on Sunday July 1.
Yardley Spokane cannery lands a contract to process 110 ton spinach producing 60 000 cans. The deal boosts local canning output and supports regional agriculture and manufacturing efforts.
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